Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis

Summary: Background: The knowledge that persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main cause of cervical cancer has resulted in the development of prophylactic vaccines to prevent HPV infection and HPV assays that detect nucleic acids of the virus. WHO has launched a Global Initiative...

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Main Authors: Marc Arbyn, PhD, Elisabete Weiderpass, PhD, Laia Bruni, MD, Silvia de Sanjosé, PhD, Mona Saraiya, MD, Jacques Ferlay, Ir, Freddie Bray, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19304826